A feature documentary about the people and the planes that helped win World War War II. Through people personally connected to the events, the film investigates the story of how the Spitfire, its stable-mate, the Hawker Hurricane and its great adversary, the Messerschmitt 109 came into being during the huge advances in aviation in the interwar period—and then how the pilots fared in combat, three miles up in the skies over Europe, Africa and Asia.
Direction
Aerial cinematography so crisp you'll smell the aviation fuel.
Sound
That Merlin engine roar — cinema speakers required, no excuses.
Acting
Charles Dance could read a takeaway menu and you'd enlist.
Director
David Fairhead
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The aerial footage required mounting cameras on restored Spitfires flying in formation — no CGI, just vintage planes and terrifying trust.
Director David Fairhead cut this after 'Mission Control,' proving he's obsessed with machines that men fall in love with and die for.
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